When we use ideas drawn from our knowledge of finite beings and try to apply them to God, who is infinite, our ideas are like blind lions.

Joshua Bennett’s two new collections, “We” and “The People Can Fly,” take different paths to the same destination.

Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, The emptiness of ages in his face, And on his back the burden of the world. So begins Edwin Markham’s lionized poem “The ...

The West is at war with fear. Today, my heart aches for the West. Despite our war against fear in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Palestine, and now ...

Lynx House was a real house first. The Lynx was a painting rescued from the dump and hung on the wall. The home was shared by friends going through the University of Massachusetts’ master’s of fine ...

Roughly 80 years ago, Christian novelist Jan Karon, creator of the beloved 15-volume Mitford Years series, stood in front of a mirror and told herself she would be a writer. Rough ...

A valley student has been named the best poetry reciter in Virginia. Amelia Rylak, a senior at Grace Christian High School in ...

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Judith Chernaik’s idea to feature verse in subway cars has transformed the morning commutes of millions worldwide. Forty years ago, Judith Chernaik had the idea to put poems in the Underground, London ...